Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 275 The Path of the Dao. (Third update!)

Wanshan Temple

Crane Rest Hall.

In the courtyard, ginkgo leaves fell in abundance.

Zheng Que clutched the soul-summoning banner, panting heavily. Blood mixed with sweat and dust trickled down his forehead. His yin energy and spiritual power were almost completely depleted, and he exuded a strong sense of exhaustion.

The banner of the summoning spirits drooped limply at this moment. Except for Niannu, all the ghosts inside had been exhausted. Even the edict between his eyebrows had only two remaining.

One is an ordinary imperial edict, which can only appoint the lowest-ranking underworld official; the other is a higher-ranking imperial edict, which can appoint an even higher-ranking underworld official.

Seeing that Chen Zhentao had fallen to the ground, motionless and with extremely weak breath, like a candle flickering in the wind, Zheng Que finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With the Soul-Summoning Banner, the Soul Explosion Technique, and a large number of imperial edicts, the disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion was finally dealt with!

Chen Zhentao has too many trump cards. The talisman that the opponent used at the beginning can neutralize his [Soul Explosion Technique].

Fortunately, the opponent was out of his mind, and he easily exhausted the talismans, after which the battle began to tilt in his favor...

According to his original plan, if the Soul Explosion Technique and the imperial edict still couldn't solve the problem, then he would create an opportunity for Niannu to possess a cultivator and go to the main hall to seize the last chance corresponding to "life and death"!
Based on the clues he currently possesses, the "law" within this "strangeness" is neither in "marriage" nor in "the path of enlightenment," but most likely lies in "life and death."

Once you obtain the opportunity of "life and death," it's equivalent to obtaining the "law."

We can still deal with Chen Zhentao then!
But to his surprise, the self-destruction of the ghost, which had been granted an imperial decree, was far more powerful than he had imagined.

Chen Zhentao had just used many defensive measures, but none of them worked.

He even suspected that even if the other side still had the same talisman as before, it wouldn't be able to prevent these sealed ghosts from self-destructing.

In the current situation, the opponent was literally blasted to the brink of death by his [Soul Explosion] combined with his decree!
His backup plan was never used.

Just as Zheng Que was pondering this, he saw that the bamboo stick that Chen Zhentao had dropped on the ground suddenly floated up out of thin air.

Immediately afterwards, the bamboo skewer seemed to be carried by an invisible figure, slowly drifting towards Zheng Que.

The bamboo slip quickly floated to Zheng Que's front, and he immediately saw the two lines of text on the slip: "Riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day."

Zheng Que was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to take the bamboo stick.

As soon as he held the bamboo skewer, he felt as if an invisible barrier had been placed over him, and as if he had suddenly become resolute. An indescribable sense of certainty and joy welled up in his heart.

The moment Zheng Que took the bamboo skewer, Chen Zhentao's body rapidly withered away. In the blink of an eye, his breath dissipated, his flesh shriveled and collapsed into a horrifying skeleton. Then, as if countless years had passed in a short time, his flesh and blood were consumed, his bones shattered, and he turned into a pile of pale yellow bones, covered with dark moss. There was no trace of his former vigorous spirit.

Along with its bright robes and exquisite sash, everything rotted away, turning into a puddle of mud in the blink of an eye, mixing into the cracks between the floor tiles, leaving no trace.

The calamity cloud that had shrouded Wanshan Temple suddenly dissipated, as if a sealed lid had been lifted, and the distant, incoherent howls of ghosts echoed through the mountains and fields, creating a series of whistling sounds.

The clear moonlight shone down again, outlining the distant mountains and nearby trees, and covering the ground with frost and snow.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Chen Zhentao's spiritual power, remnant soul, and even all traces of his existence collapsed rapidly like a sandcastle in the wind, eventually scattering in all directions with the cold wind and disappearing forever.

After a while, Zheng Que suddenly came to his senses, only to find the open space in front of him empty. Chen Zhentao's body had disappeared without a trace.

He immediately asked, "Where is Chen Zhentao?"

Kulan quickly replied, "Young master, he is dead."

died……

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que felt a pang of regret. He still had many questions he wanted to ask the other party, which was why he hadn't finished him off earlier. He hadn't expected the other party to be unable to hold on for even a short time…

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately cast a spell to dispel the [Spirit Descent Technique].

The heads of Qingli, Kulan, and Shuyunying all rolled off his shoulder and returned to their original forms.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que waved the Soul-Summoning Banner, taking the weakened Qing Li inside, while simultaneously changing his hand seals to cast the [Gathering Yin Technique].

Soon, a large amount of Yin energy gathered above the Crane Resting Hall, as dense as dark clouds.

The withered orchid that fell to the ground immediately began to rapidly absorb the yin energy, and with the absorption of yin energy, her condition also improved rapidly.

This is her Yin technique, [Eating Yin].

On the other hand, Shu Yunying, after landing, almost without pausing, immediately stood up with an elegant posture, proudly gathering her sleeves, still maintaining the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Shu family.

This "evil spirit" had consumed a considerable amount of Yin energy, but unlike the other ghost servants, it was not weak and still maintained the combat power of the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Seeing this, Zheng Que was slightly taken aback. Shu Yunying seemed unaffected by the weakening effect of the [Spirit Descent Technique]!

Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and immediately led his ghost servant toward a guest room next door.

When the guest rooms were being assigned earlier, several cultivators were also arranged to stay in this room in front of us.

Now that Chen Zhentao is dead, two of the three opportunities—marriage, spiritual path, and life and death—have fallen into his hands.

Now, he is going to seize the last chance, to grasp the "law" within this "strange" matter!
In a flash, Zheng Que reached out and pushed the door of the guest room directly towards it.

boom!
The tightly closed door opened effortlessly.

Zheng Que felt certain that Chen Zhentao had done the same thing earlier, forcibly opening the guest rooms of other cultivators.

Based on the information he currently has, this should be due to those two auspicious fortune sticks.

Just before he drew a fortune stick, he and Shu Yunying had fought a battle with a "weird" creature. At that time, all of Shu Yunying's methods were unable to damage a single brick or tile in the temple.

However, after he obtained the auspicious fortune slip for "marriage," during his battle with Chen Zhentao, both sides' magic could arbitrarily destroy the buildings in Wanshan Temple.

Therefore, as long as he has any of the favorable draws in his hand, he can open other guest rooms.

Thinking this, Zheng Que strode into the room and saw two cultivators, one sitting and one lying down, fast asleep in the dusty room.

Next to the fallen cultivator was an overturned stool, which looked like he had fallen off while asleep. He was an unfamiliar male cultivator. The female cultivator sitting there was nodding her head; she was none other than Linghu Yuniang.

Zheng Que waved the soul-summoning banner and released Nian Nu.

Niannu's soul was still somewhat translucent, though it still appeared weak, but her yin energy had recovered somewhat.

Zheng Que assessed her condition and immediately ordered, "Possess someone, then come with me."

Niannu immediately replied, "Yes!"

As she spoke, she walked directly to Linghu Yuniang's side and used the Yin technique [Invasion].

She is still very weak and has not fully recovered, but Linghu Yuniang is currently asleep and has no power to resist. Therefore, she was quickly possessed by Niannu.

Seeing Linghu Yuniang stand up with uncoordinated movements, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately turned around and walked towards the main hall.

(End of this chapter)